Beef Free Cashew Parmesan
That savory, nutty sprinkle you've been missing on your pasta, salads, and roasted vegetables? This is it. Raw cashews blitz down into a crumbly, almost fluffy texture that genuinely mimics the look and feel of finely grated Parmesan, and nutritional yeast brings that deep, umami-rich flavor that makes the whole thing sing. A little garlic powder and sea salt round it out so every pinch tastes balanced and bold. The whole thing comes together in a food processor in under five minutes — just pulse, taste, and you're done. It keeps beautifully in an airtight jar, so you can have it ready to go whenever a dish needs that finishing touch. No animal products, no complicated steps, and absolutely no compromise on flavor.
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8 servings
- 1 cup raw cashews
- 3 tbsp nutritional yeast
- ½ tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp fine sea salt
Instructions
- 1
Combine the cashews, nutritional yeast, garlic powder, and salt in a food processor.
- 2
Pulse 10–15 times until the mixture resembles coarse, dry crumbs — roughly the texture of finely grated Parmesan. Stop before the mixture turns into a paste or butter.
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